Neither Chief Michelle Glasgow nor councillor Gerry Augustine, whose portfolio includes band fisheries, returned The Chronicle Herald’s requests for comment.

Canadian baby eels — also known as elvers — are fished in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Maine and shipped live to Asia, where they are grown to maturity.

Riverside cameras set up this month have already spotted people fishing before the season opened. "For the most part, I think most First Nations communities see the benefit of working with DFO in ...